The case of high valued educational buildings in Cairo, Egypt | ||
| The International Conference on Civil and Architecture Engineering | ||
| Article 2, Volume 11, 11PthP International Conference on Civil and Architecture Engineering, April 2016, Pages 1-15 PDF (519.56 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/iccae.2016.33700 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hanaa Moosa | ||
| PHD., The Higher Institution of Engineering at Al Shorouk , Architecture Department (Shorouk Academy). | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract High Valued Educational Buildings (HVEB) in Cairo are buildings containing one or more value such as historical , esthetical or functional etc… and some of them are registered as historical monuments. These buildings can be classified into two categories, the first are those buildings which were originally built to provide the educational function. The second were built to serve other functions and were reused later to provide the educational function. Most Cases existing in Cairo belong to the second type and their origin goes back to palaces and luxurious villas established in the 19th and 20th The conflict could be explained too in another way, as at the time these buildings were built , the public and the elite didn't share much common cultural interests . Builders and nowadays users are totally apart in their cultural backgrounds. Users do not recognize (HVEB) as their own heritage icon, history and identity .The paper shall deal with political , cultural, economical and social factors as well as the historical background and laden values in (HVEB) . Also, it will explore the common harms which inflicted to the buildings, which led, in some cases, to emergency evacuation and closings. The study shall also discuss formal and legal policies dealing with (HVEB) status , mutual effect between buildings and users , users' opinion about these buildings and to how extent the educational function is fulfilled. It shall include too a number of detailed case studies. The study aims to produce a comprehensive vision helping to further understanding of reusing high valued heritage buildings. As a result, an effective integrated conservation plan respecting the surrounding conditions could be devised. The study recommends the need of creative thinking, innovative ways of actions and methods to first surround and then overcome the problem. The actual goal is the possibility to create solutions to benefit from the present status of valuable educational buildings to act as a tool towards raising awareness of the upcoming generations to preserve their heritage instead of misusing it. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational buildings; Heritage awareness; High valued buildings; Historical Palaces in Cairo; Design standards of educational buildings | ||
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